The Climate Solutions Caucus is a bipartisan caucus of U.S. legislators supported by the Citizens' Climate Lobby whose members work to achieve action addressing the risks from

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. The

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and

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each have a caucus. The House caucus was founded in February 2016, during the

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, by Representatives Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) and Ted Deutch (D-FL). The Senate Caucus was founded in 2019 by Senators

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(R-IN) and

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(D-DE). On November 27, 2018, House caucus members Ted Deutch (D-FL), Francis Rooney (R-FL),

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(D-FL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and John Delaney (D-MD) introduced the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (HR 763), which would implement a national

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. It had also been introduced in the Senate in 2018 as S. 3791. The 2018 midterm elections illustrated a growing partisan divide over climate, and one third of incumbent Republican members of the Caucus, including co-chair Curbelo, lost their seats. One study concluded that this showed limited value for GOP members in pursuing bipartisan climate action. The House caucus went partially dormant after the 2018 elections, relaunching in 2023 with leaders

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and Chrissy Houlahan.

Mission

The House Caucus web site describes the Caucus as "working together to combat climate change while also protecting the economic prosperity of the United States. This is a group dedicated to building a constructive dialogue about climate change, economics, energy, and conservation among Members of Congress, global leaders, environmental organizations, and business leaders."

House members, 118th Congress

Congressional Climate Solutions Caucus in the 118th Congress

Membership of the caucus is restricted to consist of equal representation of Republicans and Democrats. After the

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for the 116th Congress this rule was loosened, but strict balance was restored again in 2023 in the 118th Congress. In the 118th Congress, the members were as follows:

Senate members, 116th Congress

The Senate Climate Solutions Caucus was announced by Senators

(R-IN) and

(D-DE) on October 23, 2019. The two Senators wrote in an op-ed announcing the caucus: The Climate Solutions Caucus in the Senate is bi-partisan, the rules of the caucus require that new members may only join with a member of the opposite party to ensure that the number of Democrats and Republicans stays the same. All actions by the caucus require unanimous agreement among the members. The caucus membership for the 116th Congress is as follows (independent

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(I-ME) caucuses with the Democrats):

References

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Mission

House members, 118th Congress

Senate members, 116th Congress

See also

References